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Hydrocephalus caused by dolichoectatic basilar artery. Case report.

G Ricci1, J Lenzi, V Esposito.   

Abstract

The authors report a rare case of dolichoectatic basilar artery causing hydrocephalus by direct compression of foramen of Monro, documented by brain CT scan and MRI angiography, treated by positioning a biventriculo-peritoneal shunt. Pathogenesis, diagnostic difficulty and treatment are discussed.

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Year:  2000        PMID： 11126452

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  J Neurosurg Sci        ISSN： 0390-5616            Impact factor:   2.279


  4 in total

1.  Giant fusiform basilar artery aneurysm causing obstructive hydrocephalus.

Authors:  Fazil Gelal; Berna Dirim Vidinli; Alaattin Yurt; Yusuf Cakir; Murat Uygur
Journal:  Skull Base       Date:  2002-11

2.  Dolichoectasia of vertebrobasilar arteries as a cause of hydrocephalus.

Authors:  Ritesh Kansal; Amit Mahore; Nitin Dange; Sanjay Kukreja
Journal:  J Neurosci Rural Pract       Date:  2011-01

3.  Dolichoectasia of the vertebral basilar and internal carotid arteries: A case report and literature review.

Authors:  Sung-Joo Yuh; Fahad Alkherayf; Howard Lesiuk
Journal:  Surg Neurol Int       Date:  2013-11-29

4.  Hydrocephalus as a rare compilation of vertebrobasilar dolichoectasia: A case report and review of the literature.

Authors:  Keveh Ebrahimzadeh; Mehrdad H Bakhtevari; Misagh Shafizad; Omidvar Rezaei
Journal:  Surg Neurol Int       Date:  2017-10-24
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